The Daily Mail says sources at Tottenham have indicated that the manager, who has long since lost the full support of the boardroom and now many of the players, must beat Blackburn to stay in his £1.75 million-a-year job.

Tottenham could be bottom of the League by the time they kick off on Sunday and it's reported that defeat in front of their own supporters is likely to spell the end for the Dutchman.

Jol has been operating on a match-by-match basis since the club's embarrassing pursuit of Sevilla coach Juande Ramos but he is almost out of time following their 3-1 defeat at Newcastle on Monday.